DALRY BURNS CLUB
68th Anniversary
MDCCCXCIII

List of Toasts Proposed
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I. The Queen, The Prince and Princess of Wales and Both Houses of Parliament |
The Chairman |
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Song. "God bless the Prince of Wales" |
Mr Thomson |
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II. The Army, Navy and Reserve Forces |
Mr Patrick |
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Reply by Captain Gow |
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Song. "Red, white, and blue" |
Mr Thomson |
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Song. "Rule, Britannia" |
Mr Cameron |
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III. The Immortal Memory of Burns |
The Chairman |
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Song. "There was a lad was born in Kyle" |
Mr Mitchell |
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Song. "The Leather Botel" |
Mr Kirkhope |
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IV. The Memory of Jean Armour |
The Croupier |
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Song. "O' a' the airts" |
Mr Thomson |
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Song. "Morag's Fairy Glen" |
Mr Gordon |
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V. Deceased Members Special reference was made to the death of Mr David Brown, and it was unanimously agreed that a tribute to his memory should be inserted in "The Cairn". |
Mr McCosh |
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Song. "I'm wearing awa', Jean" |
Mr Thomson |
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VI. Dramatic Literature, with Shakespeare |
Mr Aitken |
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Song. "Bonnie wood o' Craigielea" |
Mr Geo Willison |
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Song. "Do ye min' o' lang syne?" |
Mr Graham |
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Duet. "All's Well" |
Messrs Mitchell & Thomson |
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VII. The Burns Clubs, all the world over |
Mr John Gow |
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Song. "Gloomy winter's noo awa'" |
Mr Cameron |
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Recitation. "The Haggis" |
Mr Allan |
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Song. "The Saucy Maid" |
Mr Blair |
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Song. "Sweet Afton" |
Mr Cameron |
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VIII. English Poets with Tennyson |
Mr Allan |
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Song. "The Pilgrim Fathers" |
Mr Cameron |
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Recitation. "The Cottar's Saturday Night" |
Mr Samuel Taylor |
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IX. The Song Writers |
Mr Hamilton |
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Song. "Mary Morrison" |
Mr Thomson |
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X. American Poets, with Lowell |
Mr Kirkhope |
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Song. "England, the Home for me" |
Mr Mitchell |
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XI. The Young Members |
The Chairman |
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Reply |
Mr Graham |
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Song. "Loudon's bonnie woods and braes" |
Mr Cameron |
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XII. The Visitors |
Mr Comrie |
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Reply by Mr Taylor |
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XIII. The Haggis-Maker, Mrs Willison of Easterhill |
The Chairman |
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XIV. "The Chairman" by the Croupier and "The Croupier" by the Chairman brought a highly interesting Meeting to a close. |
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Members Present
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Robert B Gow, Kirkland House (Chairman) |
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David Johnston (Croupier) |
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Daniel Cameron |
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Alexander Comrie |
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Archibald Blair |
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Andrew C Patrick |
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William Logan |
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John Fulton |
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John Gordon |
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William Thomson |
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John Howie |
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William Mitchell |
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Andrew Aitken |
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George Willison |
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George Kirkhope |
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Dr Blair |
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Roderick McDonald |
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John Paton |
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Dugald Paton |
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John H Hamilton |
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Archibald Gray |
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Alex Y Allan |
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James M McCosh |
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Robert Fulton |
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John Gow |
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New Member |
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James Graham |
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Visitors |
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Samuel Taylor & John Wilson, friends of Mr Geo. Willison |
26 Members